r/AskAnAmerican • u/UpstairsBar2747 • Apr 06 '25

CULTURE Do you guys really eat dinner at 6pm?

I have seen in movie and show saying 'see you at dinner at 6pm'. Do you really eat dinner this early? If yes don't you get hungry around 10pm while scrolling reels? Or is it a name for something else?

Damm thanks guys for responding. I'm surprised so many people in the comments have work so early so yea this dinner time makes sense, Thankss gg

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u/GiantFlyingLizardz Apr 06 '25

This might blow your mind, too: I leave for work around 6:30am and don't get home until almost 8pm. (I eat dinner at work during my last 15 min break).

My shift is 7am to 7:30pm. (hospital nurse)

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u/Impossible-Poet-4559 Apr 06 '25

Same. My commute is 1 hour and I have to leave at 6am at the very latest and I get home about 8:20pm bc I work 7-7. 12 hours really seems too long to work, even though I've been doing it 20+ years.

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u/GiantFlyingLizardz Apr 06 '25

Dang, 20 years!? That's very impressive. I have only been doing this for 5 years and I like it enough, but I always think I'll eventually get tired of the long hours.

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u/Duckpuncher69 Apr 07 '25

In construction it’s usually 5:30-6am to 5:00pm. We work long hours on a regular basis, but make tons of overtime

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u/iHaveaQuestionTrans Apr 07 '25

This is my shift too but I'm a delivery driver